I have a 2000 bobcat 553 and the bucket will not tilt until the machine gets warm. It started last winter but was only a minor problem just a few minutes and then it was fine. By the end of winter it was a long time no matter the temp about 30 minutes even then it seemed slow to start moving well. So I rebuilt the cylinder this summer thinking that might be the problem because it was leaking some. I also changed the hydraulic fluid the best I could by filling, running and draining I did that 5 or 6 times and changed the filter 2 times. Have not had any problems since then, I believed I took care of the issue until today it was 3 degrees last night had to warm it up for 10 minutes until it worked. You can see the bucket trying to move about 1 inch either way but it just stops right up. All the other cylinders work just fine, the auxiliary works, the machine drives just fine. Any Ideas would be really welcome.
Bucket wont function till warm
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